Head chef of renown Manhattan restaurant found dead

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Darryl Coote

Andrea Zamperoni was reported missing Monday by a coworker after failing to show up for his afternoon shift at Cipriani Dolci, a renown Manhattan restaurant. Photo courtesy of New York Police Department 110th Precinct/Twitter

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- New York police said the body of a missing chef has been found.

The body of 33-year-old Andrea Zamperoni, a head chef of Cipriani Dolci, a renown Manhattan restaurant, was found Wednesday on the first floor of a hostel in Queens near his Elmhurst residence, the NYPD said in a statement.

The restaurant mourned his death on Instagram, saying that he was a "well-respected and beloved member of the Cipriani team."

"Andrea was a responsible, good-hearted, kind and very hard-working individual who will be deeply missed by all of us," the statement said.